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Andrographis paniculata is well known plant by the name ‘kalamegha’ Kalamegha, meaning is "dark cloud" because of its appearance from a distance like a black cloud in the blue sky. It is also known as Bhui-neem, meaning "neem of the ground,Andrographis and Kirayat.It is an Ayurvedic herb, used for the treatment of diseases of Kushta (skin diseases), Kandu (itching), Shopha(swelling), Yakrutroga (liver diseases), Krimi(worms), Jwara (fever).   This is widely cultivated in Southern Asia, is a herbaceous plant, commonly known as “King of Bitters” belonging to the family of Acanthaceae.   A. paniculata is an annual profusely branched, erect herb extremely bitter in taste. It grows to a height of 30-110 cm in moist shady places with glabrous leaves and white flowers with rose purple spots on the petal.The whole plant is used in medicinal purposes. Andrographolide, neoandrographolide, andrograpanin, 12-didehydroandrographolide, are the principal chemical constituen

Immunity plays a vital role in the today’s contest .To protect your body from the diseases and to upgrade your body resistance against the diseases majorly from the communicable diseases is done by immunity .For that purpose, to boost your health today we are going to discuss about herbal porridges for immune enhancing that are using in Sri Lankan traditional medicine and also in the Ayurvedic system of medicine. For the preparation of immune enhancing herbal porridge you can use leaves of one / few types of the below mention herbs · Indian pennywart- Centella asiatica · Little iron weed - Vernonia cinerea · Holy basil, Sacred basil - Ocimum tenuiflorum · Egg plant- Solanum melongena · Atalantia ceylanica · Turkey berry- Solanum torvum · Curry leaves- Murraya koenigii Ingredients for the preparation of herbal porridge for 4 persons Ø One/few types of above mentioned leaves Ø 1-2 chips of fresh ginger Ø 2-3 garlic cloves Ø 100g of rice ( its

Zingiber officianale – Ginger Introduction                                                                                                                                                                                          Ginger is a tuber that is consumed whole as a delicacy, medicine, or herb. It is the rhizome of the plant Zingiber officinale. It lends its name to its genus and family (Zingiberaceae). Other notable members of this plant family are turmeric, cardamom, and galangal. Ginger cultivation began in South Asia and has since then spread to East Africa and the Caribbean. It is sometimes called root ginger to distinguish it from other things that share the name ginger. Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) and Pentadiplan-dra brazzeana (Pentadiplandraceae) are highly reputed in African folk medical practices for many purposes. Z. officinale is used for the treatment of flatulence, colic, diarrhoea, spasm, cold and influenza. Zingiber officinale is use

 Today we are going to discuss about another important herb which is effective in the immune enhancing.That is Tree turmeric/ false columba Tree turmeric is scientifically known as Coscinium fenestratum and it belongs to the Menispermaceae family.Do you know Previous studies have reported that the alcoholic extract of this plant possesses anti-oxidant activity, it could protect against hepatotoxicity , hypotensive action , anti-diabetic action ,and also the immunomodulatory function. Its stems are use for medicinal purposes;mostly the nodular parts of the stem are said to be effective according to the Sri Lankan Traditional medicine . The stem is bitter, thermogenic, ophthalmic, anti-inflammatory, stomachic, antiseptic, febrifuge, tonic and useful in vitiated conditions of kapha and vata The plant is traditionally used in Sri Lanka in opthalmopathy, inflammation, wounds, ulcers, skin diseases, abdominal disorders, jaundice, diabetes, fever and general debility The stem-bar

These days most of the Asians are paying their attention towards the herb coriander , because of the Covid -19 outbreak .Covid -19 is a viral disease caused by the viruses of the corona family. Due to the instability of the   genetic materials of the viruses , the reverse transcriptase enzyme makes different DNA molecules   which leads to the minute changes in the proteins and other viral structures and sometimes there are changes in the reverse transcriptase enzymes also. So it is difficult to design a specific drug for this condition. B ut there is another option do you know?? That is IMMUNE ENHANCING . According to the ayurvedic system of medicines there are many herbs that we can use to enhance our immunity to fight against this COVID-19 enemy.This series will cover up some of the herbs and remedies that boost your immunity. According to the modern science, Coriandrum sativum or commonly coriander seeds having these types of active ingredients flavonoid